Think your days of developing new phobias ended in childhood? Think again. While we often associate phobias with children afraid of the dark or monsters under the bed, research reveals a surprising ...

Fear is a natural instinct that helps protect us from harm, but some phobias go way beyond the realm of common fears. Have ...

Triskaidekaphobia is an excessive fear of the number 13. There is some debate about whether this fear fulfills the criteria of a specific phobia. Certain cultures consider the number 13 unlucky. In ...

Phobias can be undone when you face them. Source: cottonbro/Pexels No one wakes up in the morning hoping to be deathly and irrationally afraid of common objects or activities that seemingly no one ...

A childhood fear is a normal response, while a phobia is often an exaggerated, irrational, extreme response that prevents a child from functioning normally and enjoying their childhood. The fear ...

Tomophobia is a rare phobia of medical procedures and surgery. It is a specific type of phobia — a fear of a particular trigger that leads to an out-of-proportion reaction in people with the condition ...

Phobias are one of the most common mental illnesses, and studies have shown that women are more likely to experience phobias than men. Typical symptoms of phobias can include nausea, trembling, rapid ...